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Flight crew of an medium large transport descended below the class B airspace during a visual approach without being aware until informed by ATC.
| Attributes | |
| ACN | 334848 |
| Time | |
| Date | 199605 |
| Day | Fri |
| Local Time Of Day | 1201 To 1800 |
| Place | |
| Locale Reference | airport : phx |
| State Reference | AZ |
| Altitude | msl bound lower : 2500 msl bound upper : 2500 |
| Environment | |
| Flight Conditions | VMC |
| Light | Daylight |
| Aircraft 1 | |
| Controlling Facilities | tracon : phx |
| Operator | common carrier : air carrier |
| Make Model Name | MD-80 Super 80 |
| Operating Under FAR Part | Part 121 |
| Navigation In Use | Other Other |
| Flight Phase | descent : approach |
| Route In Use | approach : visual |
| Flight Plan | IFR |
| Person 1 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : captain oversight : pic |
| Qualification | pilot : cfi pilot : atp |
| Experience | flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 15000 flight time type : 10000 |
| ASRS Report | 334848 |
| Person 2 | |
| Affiliation | company : air carrier |
| Function | flight crew : first officer |
| Qualification | pilot : instrument pilot : commercial |
| Events | |
| Anomaly | non adherence : clearance other anomaly other other anomaly other |
| Independent Detector | other controllera |
| Resolutory Action | none taken : detected after the fact |
| Consequence | Other |
| Supplementary | |
| Primary Problem | Flight Crew Human Performance |
| Air Traffic Incident | Pilot Deviation |
Narrative:
Approach cleared me for visual, direct present position to the power plant for landing runway 26R. No other instructions. I descended to approximately 2500 ft -- which is about 1500 ft AGL. In accordance with our handbook and checking in with tower was told I had no clearance to depart class B airspace as the floor was 3000 ft MSL in my area. Airspeed was 180 KTS. The DME/radial for this area is not marked on commercial class B airspace chart.
Original NASA ASRS Text
Title: FLC OF AN MLG DSNDED BELOW THE CLASS B AIRSPACE DURING A VISUAL APCH WITHOUT BEING AWARE UNTIL INFORMED BY ATC.
Narrative: APCH CLRED ME FOR VISUAL, DIRECT PRESENT POS TO THE PWR PLANT FOR LNDG RWY 26R. NO OTHER INSTRUCTIONS. I DSNDED TO APPROX 2500 FT -- WHICH IS ABOUT 1500 FT AGL. IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR HANDBOOK AND CHKING IN WITH TWR WAS TOLD I HAD NO CLRNC TO DEPART CLASS B AIRSPACE AS THE FLOOR WAS 3000 FT MSL IN MY AREA. AIRSPD WAS 180 KTS. THE DME/RADIAL FOR THIS AREA IS NOT MARKED ON COMMERCIAL CLASS B AIRSPACE CHART.
Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.